Fishing gears and practices in Lake Kivu (Rwanda)

The two photos show fishing boats, gears and techniques, as practiced in Lake Kivu. The efficiency of such fishing practices as well as its impacts on fishery stocks in the lake is an issue of concern. The second photo shows the harvesting of fish fry using mosquito nets.

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